This and That 9-3

Published 4:52 am, Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The Kress Volunteer Fire Department is actively recruiting new members. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact Kevin Goss or 806-336-3018 or email chief501@kressfirerescue.com.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for volunteers to serve as Lunch Buddies for the upcoming school year. Once individuals are matched with a little, they will have lunch with them on a weekly basis at their school. The organization will work around the volunteer’s lunch schedule. For more information, contact Herminia Armendariz at 806-288-9271 or email Herminia.armendariz@bbbslubbock.org

Plainview ISD will pay for PHS junior students to take the PSAT on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Registration ends Sept. 5 in the PHS counselor’s office. Sophomores may also sign up and pay a test fee of $14. Homeschooled students will need to contact PHS counselor Courtney Wood at 296-3316.

Applications are being accepted for Plainview’s 40th Running Water Draw Arts & Crafts Festival. Contact Betty Foster, show coordinator, at 806-293-1057 or 806-729-1150. This year’s festival is Oct. 17-19 at the Ollie Liner Center, sponsored by the Plainview Rotary Club.

Paws Pet Adoption is the new adoption agency at the Plainview Animal Shelter, 500 S.W. Third St. Hours are 4-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Find them on Facebook and come see the available pets.

Hale County farmers who need areas sprayed by the Noxious Weed Control District should either visit the board’s website at halecountynoxiousweeds.com or contact Lewis Senter, board supervisor, at 806-292-4750.

Any organization interested in having a program on Snack Pak 4 Kids in Plainview should contact Susan Hurt at 806-773-7550, Phyllis Wall at 806-296-6669 or send a message on the Snack Pak 4 Kids Plainview Facebook page. During September, the group will be collecting Pop Tarts at Prosperity Bank, McCoys and in the cafeteria at Covenant Hospital Plainview. Other businesses or groups interested in hosting drives should contact Joyce Sinor at 292-5028.

Free GED classes are available for adults from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1407 W. Fifth in the South Plains Community Action building. Everyone is welcome. Call Plainview Adult Learning Center, 296-5459, for more information.

SOUTH PLAINS Community Action Association, Inc., has received additional funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to operate the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program through Dec. 31. The primary intent of this is to make funds available to enable SPCAA to respond to energy needs affecting low-income households. Priority will be given to eligible households and to households that include at least one member that is elderly, disabled or a child age 5 or younger. The basic philosophy of energy self-sufficiency will be the central theme in CEAP. For addition information, contact Rachel Petrosa or Rita Sepeda at 1407 W. Fifth or call 806-293-4397 between 8 a.m. and noon, and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Plainview High Class of 1964 will hold its 50th-year reunion Sept. 19-20 at the Plainview Country Club. Classmates can keep up to date with plans by checking the class website, Plainview64.com.

Hosting a foreign exchange student with American Cultural Exchange Service could be a fun way to learn about other countries and cultures. Students speak English and have health insurance and personal spending money, and host families must provide a separate bed and in-house meals. Those interested should contact ACES local coordinator Kevin Foster in Amarillo at 806-352-4214, email ktexa2@clearwire.net or visit www.exploretheworld.org.

October Readers’ Page will be published Oct. 1. Readers are invited to submit original poetry, essays, features and photos to: Readers’ Page, 820 Broadway, Plainview, TX 79072; bring them to the Herald at 820 Broadway; or email to dmcdonough@hearstnp.com. All submissions should include a name, town and daytime phone number.

The Hale County Business Expo will be held Friday at the Ollie Liner Center. Through the cooperation of the Texas AgriLife Extension Office, Lubbock office of the Small Business Administration and Plainview SCORE office, businesses in Hale County will be able to showcase and highlight the county’s retail and service market.

In addition, the SBA will offer information and counseling to individuals who want to start or grow their businesses. Admission is free to the public. For information call 806-291-5267.